“I would have liked Diego to give me the cup. At least he sees Argentina champion with what he loved the team. From above (heaven), both he and many people who love me, made strength,” said the ‘ Flea’ to the local radio station Urbana Play.
Messi, 35, a Paris Saint Germain player, said he achieved “what he always” dreamed of last year, when FIFA president Gianni Infantino handed him the world cup.
“The cup called me, it told me ‘come and grab me, now you can touch me.’
The leader of the Albiceleste affirmed that he won the World Cup “after so much suffering, and lost finals. God had it in store for me.”
Argentina drew France 3-3 in regulation and extra time, before winning 4-2 on penalties in the World Cup final.
Recalling the victory in the quarterfinals against the Netherlands (2-2 and 4-3 on penalties) when he had tense exchanges and some discussion at the end with the Dutch coach Louis Van Gaal and with the attacker Wout Weghorst, he said that “he left giving and I don’t like to leave that image but they are things that happen too”.
“That’s it, there’s nothing left, I got everything in the national team, in Barcelona, individually,” he reflected.